3060-AK39 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC Improving Outage Reporting for Submarine Cables and Enhancing Submarine Cable Outage Data; GN Docket No. 15-206

This proceeding takes steps toward assuring the reliability and resiliency of submarine cables, a critical piece of the Nation’s communications infrastructure, by proposing to require submarine cable licensees to report to the Commission when outages occur and communications are disrupted. The Commission’s intent is to enhance national security and emergency preparedness by these actions.  In December 2019, the Commission adopted an Order on Reconsideration that modifies the requirement for submarine cable licensees to report outages to the Commission. 

The compliance date for the new mandatory submarine cable outage reporting rules was October 28, 2021.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 47 CFR 1.767 47 CFR 4.1 47 CFR 4.15 47 U.S.C. 151 47 U.S.C. 154 47 U.S.C. 34 to 39 47 U.S.C. 301 No NPRM (Release Date) 09/18/2015 R&O 06/24/2016 81 FR 52354 Petitions for Recon 09/08/2016 Petitions for Recon--Public Comment 10/17/2016 81 FR 75368 Order on Recon. 12/20/2019 84 FR 15733 PRA Approval for new collection 03/25/2021 Public Notice re effective date 04/28/2021 Compliance Date for New Rules 10/28/2021 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined YES Businesses None No Yes No Scott Cinnamon Attorney Advisor 3060 Federal Communications Commission FCC 202 418-2319 scott.cinnamon@fcc.gov Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 45 L Street NE, Washington DC 20554